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Saturday, October 26, 2013

When 'the point' is fun

Halloween is not my favorite. Not for overly spiritual reasons, but simply because I like to do things that matter. Frankly, I am somewhat obsessed with searching for meaning (ahem, overthinking). For a long time Halloween has just seemed like a whole lot of hoopla--wasted time and money for no reason.

When confessing my disdain for the holiday last year, several people pointed out that there is actually much to celebrate about Halloween--the creativity, the laughter, the block parties and opportunities to knock on doors in your neighborhood. My children love to dress up and trick or treat. And I am in a season of choosing my battles and lightening up.

This afternoon our community had a 'zombiethon' fun run. The premise of the 5k was for people to participate either as runners or as zombies who chased them. You can imagine which role my children begged to volunteer for...

I confess I gulped hard at making my 'sweet babies' dirty little ghouls...but it was all in light hearted good fun and once we got on the race course they came alive.

Lying in wait to snatch flag football flags from runners' belts was truly a nine year old's dream. (times three) My kiddos had a blast!

And faces like these reminded me that sometimes the 'point' is simply to laugh and have fun.

2 comments:

I used to be the same way about Halloween. Our first Halloween as a married couple, we turned out all the lights and played cards by flashlight. I was taking a stand so when we had children, we would already have our plan in place to boycott it. Ahhhh ... I had to lighten up! My girls have been trick-or-treating since my oldest was 5 and they have the most fun with their friends in the neighborhood. I think it all comes back to how we approach it and focusing on what is true in our hearts.

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In May 2004 I delivered 3 beautiful (albeit TINY) children and 7 hours later I "coded" due to life threatening cardiac & pulmonary complications. The Lord spared me from a tragic outcome and allowed me to stick around to enjoy the amazing man I married and the three sweet children we made.
I long to live a life an authentically grateful life. I mess up a lot. This blog is my attempt to refocus--striving to really SEE Him in the world and keep the main thing the main thing.
This blog began as a way to document my children's lives and to share milestones with family & friends. It evolved into a living testimony of my journey through young motherhood and a ministry to encourage other Moms in the trenches. The middle years have caused me to tread carefully on what I share--honoring the privacy of my family while trying to stay authentic. Working it out as we go...